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Washington County planning board returns several site proposals, conditions food‑truck operation on sewer‑district review
Summary
At its June meeting the Washington County Planning Board voted to return multiple development applications to local review, including a condition that a food‑truck operation coordinate with the sewer district; members also flagged access and historic‑district concerns for proposed demolitions and fencing.
The Washington County Planning Board on Tuesday reviewed multiple site proposals and voted to send several items back to local review with notations, including a requirement that a proposed food‑truck operation address sewer‑district concerns.
Staff member (Speaker 1) said the Slickfin property would place a food truck behind an existing building and that the sewer‑district director asked the board to remind the applicant that ‘‘department of health regulations require that they keep everything in 50 gallon buckets’’ and that waste must not be discharged to the sewer district. That concern prompted Committee member (Speaker 3) to move that the Slickfin matter be returned as a matter of local concern with a notation subordinating the application to the sewer district; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
Board members described the notation as a coordination requirement: applicants must clarify how water and wastewater from any food‑service operation would be handled and demonstrate compliance with sewer‑district regulations before the county takes further action.
The board also discussed an Irving application that proposes demolition of a roughly 55,000‑square‑foot warehouse. Staff member (Speaker 1) said the current filing covers demolition only and noted the site’s proximity to a canal and a short‑consumer/historic district. Committee member (Speaker 3) moved to send the Irving demolition application back as a matter of local concern with notations; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote so the village and applicant can coordinate on historic‑district review and any required environmental or emergency‑access studies.
Members raised a separate access and public‑safety concern about plans by Rome Valley (owner/operator of the restaurant described as Rhone Bellies) to fence parking behind the building. Staff member (Speaker 1) said parcel maps inconsistently show a right‑of‑way traversing the parking lot and that fencing could impede emergency access; the board recommended returning that matter with notations requiring coordination with canal authorities and contingency measures to preserve emergency access.
The board took no action on a proposed interior renovation at a former Fitzy’s Barber Shop, saying the work appears to be limited to interior changes with no site‑level impacts and that on‑street parking would be used. The board also discussed a proposed dog daycare and boarding facility in Granville; members asked the applicant to clarify whether the access labeled ‘‘Old Road’’ is an abandoned public road, a maintained public road or a private drive, and to provide details on septic and greywater handling.
Votes at a glance: the board approved returning the Slickfin food‑truck matter to local review with a sewer‑district notation; it approved returning the Irving demolition application to local review with notations on historic‑district and emergency‑access issues; it recommended returning the Rome Valley fencing issue for coordination and did not require action on the Fitzy’s interior renovation.
The board’s next steps are administrative: staff will notify applicants and the affected villages and sewer district of the notations and request additional documentation where needed.
